play false

Example Sentences

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And so Captain Jones of the Mayflower was bribed by Dutch gold to play false with the band of Pilgrims.

From The Landing of the Pilgrims by Zyve, Claire Turner

The Landlady left the room, and thought;—"If you play false with me, I will play false with you, too."

From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. by Auerbach, Berthold

Did I play false with you when I saved you from the spits of the Minimuls?

From The Three Mulla-mulgars by De la Mare, Walter

So far as degrading effect is concerned, the "pure, sweet" story or play, false to nature, false to true morality, propagandist of indecent emotions disguised as idealism, need yield nothing to the so-called "strong" story.

From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by Phillips, David Graham

I had to tell lies and play false, but’t was to you an’ Mr. Grimbal I’ve been double, not to my husband that is.

From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden